Narsinghpur State

Narsinghpur State (Odia: ନରସିଂହପୁର) was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded in 1305 and had its capital in Narasinghpur town. The last ruler of Narsinghpur joined the state to the Indian Union in 1948 and Narsinghpur state was made part of the Cuttack district of Orissa.[1]

Narsinghpur State
ନରସିଂହପୁର
Princely State of British India
1292–1948

Narsinghpur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1901
515 km2 (199 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
39,613
History 
• Established
1292
1948
Succeeded by
India

The state was bound in the north by a forested mountain range which marked the border with Hindol State and Angul District; in the east it was bound by Baramba State and in the south and southwest by the Mahanadi River.[2]

History

According to legend Narsinghpur was founded in 1292 by a Rajput named Dharma Singh after defeating two powerful Khond chiefs named Narsingh and Poro,[2] the state being named after the former.

The last ruler of Narsinghpur Princely State signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.

Rulers

Rulers of Narsinghpur bore the title 'Raja'.[3]

  • 1671   –   1701 Mandardhar Harichandan Mohapatra
  • 1701   –   1723 Kochali Harichandan Mohapatra
  • 1723   –   1765 Biswambar Harichandan Mohapatra
  • 1765   –   1775 Rrishna Chandra Harichandan Mohapatra
  • 1775   –   1798 Nimai Charan Harichandan Mohapatra
  • 1798   –   1826 Jaganath Harichandan Mohapatra
  • 1826   –   1859 Somanath Harichandan Mohapatra
  • 1859   –   1884 Braja Sundar Harichandan Mohapatra
  • 4 December 1884 – 1912 Sadhu Charan Man Singh Harichandan (b. 1883 – d. 19..) Mohapatra
  • 18 Jul 1912 – 5 July 1921 Ramchandra Man Singh Harichandan (b. 1906 – d. 1921) Mohapatra
  • 5 July 1921 – 15 August 1947 Ananta Narayan Man Singh (b. 1908 – d. 1963) Harichandan Mohapatra
  • The last king Trilochan Mansingh Harichandana Mohapatra( Trilochan Singh dev), the elder son of Ananta narayana Singhdev became the first MLA of newly built Badamba-Narasinghpur constituency .

See also

References
  1. Narsinghpur Princely State
  2. Imperial Gazetteer of India. 18. 1908. p. 385.
  3. Princely States of India K-W

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